Guarrasi v. Scott

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• stating that “judicial immunity is not only immunity from damages, but also immunity from suit” and declining to reach other issues, as judicial immunity was dispositive
• noting that the PCRA is the sole means to collaterally attack a criminal conviction
• noting that the PCRA is the sole means to collaterally attack a criminal conviction
• stating plaintiff cannot use civil action to wage collateral attack on his criminal proceedings
• stating “judicial immunity is not only immunity from damages, but also immunity from suit”
• stating plaintiff cannot use civil action to wage collateral attack on his criminal proceedings

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Ass'n v. Commonwealth, Department of Environmental Protection
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-12-29· cited 34×
• Faulk v. Philadelphia Clerk of Courts
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-05-28· cited 29×
• Barros v. Martin
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2014-03-05· cited 26×
• J. Markham v. Thomas W. Wolf
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-09-22· cited 23×
• DAGES v. Carbon County
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2012-06-07· cited 14×
• Z.F.I V. Bethanna, W.
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-12-16· cited 11×
• Kneller v. Stewart
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2015-03-30· cited 5×
• Howard v. Commonwealth, Department of Transportation
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2013-06-10· cited 3×
• D.M. Barren v. PSP, Trooper Wesley Berkebile
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2016-09-27· cited 2×
• Stockton, R., Aplt. v. Wetzel
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-04-22
• Propel Charter Schools v. PA Dept. of Education, State Charter School Appeal Board Pittsburgh Public Schools
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-11-20
• B.J. Chasan, Esq. v. W.H. Platt, Esq.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2020-12-14
• Commonwealth v. Dominick
  Lackawanna County Court of Common Pleas· 2014-09-03
• M. Humphreys, Ins. Comm'r. of the Com. of PA v. SureTec Ins. Co.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-02-15
• F. Boyd & D. Bradley v. PA's Sentencing Scheme for Sentencing 18 Year Old's to Mandatory Life w/o Parole A.G.
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-02-16
• N.W.M. v. Langenbach, P., Aplts.
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-05-31
• J. Page v. Hon. T.P. Rogers
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2024-08-27
• Brooks v. Cole; Apl of: Family Court
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-09-22
• M. Scott v. PBPP
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2021-05-28
• K.G. Sheehan Vello v. D. DeMarco
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2025-07-10

Cites

18 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Mireles v. Waco
  Supreme Court· 1991-10-21· cited 4,474×
• Commonwealth v. Fenstermaker
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-08-25· cited 82×
• Municial Publications, Inc. v. Court of Common Pleas
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1985-03-27· cited 79×
• Feingold v. Hill
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1987-02-11· cited 55×
• Commonwealth v. Long
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-05-31· cited 49×
• Christ the King Manor v. Commonwealth, Department of Public Welfare
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-11-22· cited 40×
• Logan v. Lillie
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1999-04-13· cited 28×
• Keller v. Kinsley
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 1992-06-26· cited 24×
• Court of Common Pleas of Lackawanna County v. Pennsylvania Office of Open Records
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2010-08-11· cited 24×
• Styers v. Bedford Grange Mutual Insurance
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2006-05-23· cited 24×
• Commonwealth v. Martinez
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2007-02-06· cited 22×
• Muir v. Alexander
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 2004-09-08· cited 20×
• Statewide Building Maintenance, Inc. v. Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1993-12-16· cited 18×
• Commonwealth v. Mines
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1996-08-01· cited 15×
• Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gaurrasi v. Carroll
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2009-08-11· cited 11×
• Beam v. Daihl
  Superior Court of Pennsylvania· 2001-01-22· cited 9×
• Leiber v. County of Allegheny
  Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania· 1994-12-22· cited 8×
• Christ King Manor v. Commonwealth
  Supreme Court of Pennsylvania· 2008-07-23· cited 2×